Cover Cropping for Soil Health and Weed Control

Cover Cropping for Soil Health and Weed Control

We previously published a blog post about how we use tarps and mulch to control weeds organically at the CAFF Farm. Another key weed control strategy for us is cover cropping, but we thought this was a topic that deserved its own blog post. Cover crops provide many...
Organic Weed Control Strategies that Work

Organic Weed Control Strategies that Work

Weed control is often cited as one of the most difficult aspects of organic farming. Because of the organic prohibition on synthetic herbicides, no organic sprays worth mentioning can take care of weeds. Instead, the organic farm must rely on cultural practices such as tarping and mulching for effective weed control. But the good news is that these practices actually work! And they also help build soil quality at the same time.